Online education, 5 years later
Has it really been 5 years already? Today (April 27th) we discuss this – I’ll post my deck after we are done. In the meantime, if you…
It’s the end of the term, and we know it: initial results on the latest iteration of an online class (+ a holiday wish list)
The 163 students in History 19WV submitted their final paper last night. You did it guys! Good luck on finals and enjoy your break! And thanks for filling…
Modeling manners online
I have been teaching online over the last couple of years, and the classes are getting bigger. This means – more students, more TAs, more google hangouts,…
D-day minus 6
New Year’s eve Shmew Years eve… Between today and the beginning of the new online class on January 5th I have 1 proposal due, 1 talk to give, 60 conference…
How to make 6-figures teaching online
This is the promise of this course on Udemy. The course usually costs $299, it’s on sale until this Friday for $19! That’s a 93% discount for those of…
Technology and the future of the University of California : a one-day summit
On October 24th I will be speaking, with a host of other awesome people here: http://ucengage2014.ucop.edu/. I am quite excited to share a day with, among…
Does it really matter whether you take notes with a laptop or by hand?
A recent study on the merits of note-taking by hand (instead of using a laptop) further adds to the evidence that taking notes like our parents did is the…
Disruptive innovation in the academy by any other words
In the article linked below, The Economist makes the case for MOOCs (massive open online courses) as disruptive innovation. Nothing could be closer to the truth.…
Day 2 of DHSI 2014: the intersection of theory, games and pedagogy
The Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria is the place to be this week, if Digital Humanities is your thing. I have spent…
why the Digital Humanities are the next awesomest frontier (and it’s here)
On day 1 of the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI 2014) I want to post a video produced by one of my students in the online…
Juliette Levy 